June 1, 2 v Monmouthshire at Rodney Parade, Newport – Match Drawn
June 16, 17 v Carmarthenshire at Stradey Park, Llanelli – Won by an innings and 125 runs
June 28, 29 v Devon at Exeter – Match Drawn
June 30, July 1 v Cornwall at Penzance – Won by an innings and 73 runs
July 9, 10 v Carmarthenshire at St. Helen’s, Swansea – Won by an innings and 19 runs
July 21, 22 v Monmouthshire at Cardiff Arms Park – Won by an innings and 51 runs
July 28, 29 v Devon at Cardiff Arms Park – Won by 8 wickets
Aug 2, 3, 4 South Wales v Australians at Cardiff Arms Park – Lost by 8 wickets
Aug 11, 12 v Cornwall at St. Helen’s, Swansea – Won by an innings and 47 runs
Aug 23, 24, 25 v Nottinghamshire 2nd XI at Cardiff Arms Park – Match Drawn
Aug 30, 31, Sept 1 v Wiltshire at Cardiff Arms Park – Lost by 164 runs
The winter months had seen ‘Tal’ Whittington of Neath CC appointed as Glamorgan’s new captain and Honorary Secretary and, to his delight, Glamorgan hosted another match between South Wales and the touring Australians, besides reaching the final stages of the Minor County for the third successive summer.
Opposite – Tal Whittington. Image Credit – Glamorgan Cricket Archives.
Once again, the game with Australians attracted a crowd in excess of 10,000 with hundreds more peering over the wall in Westgate Street to glimpse the action on the Arms Park. Those watching before lunch on the first day saw Arthur Silverlock and Rhys Sweet-Escott guide South Wales to 150-3 before a post-lunch collapse saw South Wales dismissed for 228. Although the accurate bowling of Creber and Nash restricted the tourists to a first innings lead of 43, the Australian bowlers yet again made swift inroads into the Welsh batting before successfully chasing a target of 65 for the loss of only two wickets.
Having topped the Western Division, Glamorgan met Nottinghamshire 2nd XI in the semi-final at the Arms Park. It proved to be another rain-affected contest, but a return of 6/30 by Jack Nash saw Glamorgan progress to the final by virtue of a higher first innings. The final, against Wiltshire, was also staged at Cardiff, and with James Maxwell taking 7/43 to dismiss the visitors for 122, hopes were high in the home camp. But Glamorgan were bundled out for only 96 before the Wiltshire batsmen put the Glamorgan bowling to the sword. Although Stan Hacker claimed seven wickets, the target of 324 was out of Glamorgan’s reach as Wiltshire eased to an emphatic 164-run victory.
Despite losing the knockout final once again and the heavy defeat to the Australians, there were plenty of smiles on the faces of the Glamorgan officials as the Club’s coffers had been swelled by the sizable attendance at the tourist match. Riches, Whittington, Creber and Nash had also established themselves amongst the most productive players in the Minor County competition. With Worcestershire and Northants having recently made the transition from the Minor County ranks into first-class cricket, the Earl of Plymouth as Club President, plus Jack Brain and the rest of the Glamorgan officials agreed that the time was right to launch a campaign for the Club’s elevation into the County Championship.